GO vs SBH vs IMKTA Stock Comparison

Grocery Outlet Holding, Sally Beauty Holdings and Ingles Markets Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IMKTA Ingles Markets Inc
$83.63 -1.7% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.59B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.42B
Div. yield
0.81%
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sally Beauty Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sally Beauty Holdings 6, Ingles Markets 3, Grocery Outlet Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGOSBHIMKTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $1.64B $1.59B SBH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 8.6x 15.3x SBH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 8.2x 13.9x SBH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +1.1% +1.0% GO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.0% 5.2% 1.9% SBH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.1% 14.1% 5.0% SBH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 1.5x 1.9x GO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.81% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.0% +12.9% +16.2% IMKTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.8%/yr +2.7%/yr +3.9%/yr IMKTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.4% 42.8% 25.5% IMKTA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 73/100 62/100 SBH

Percentile Scorecard

GOSBHIMKTA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGOSBHIMKTA
Valuation 44 #23 of 40 95 #3 of 40 90 #5 of 40
Growth 14 #33 of 38 38 #24 of 38 49 #20 of 38
Profitability 17 #30 of 36 86 #6 of 36 46 #20 of 36
Financial Health 39 #25 of 40 59 #17 of 40 72 #12 of 40
Shareholder Returns 7 #26 of 28 85 #5 of 28 52 #14 of 28
Overall 24 73 62
  • GO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • SBH ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • IMKTA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGOSBHIMKTASPY
1 month +13.2%+2.8%-1.7% +0.9%
3 months +37.5%+13.1%-7.9% +5.9%
6 months +63.5%+24.7%-6.1% +8.5%
Year to date +24.5%+22.1%+22.0% +13.3%
1 year -14.0%+12.9%+16.2% +12.4%
3 years -53.5%+105.3%+4.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -22.6%+27.1%+1.4% +23.5%
5 years -43.4%+14.1%+20.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.8%+2.7%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years —-32.0%+103.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-3.8%+7.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGOSBHIMKTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.4%42.8%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.6%43.2%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.75-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.250.300.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-66.6%-41.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-1.2%-12.2% -0.9%
52-week high $14.62$17.62$95.23 $779.14
52-week low $5.79$11.82$68.55 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGOSBHIMKTA
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 21.7x 8.6xmedian 21.7x 15.3xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 9.3x 5.5xmedian 9.3x 7.9xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.9xmedian 17.1x 6.8xmedian 17.1x 10.6xmedian 17.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.02 0.89median 1.02 -0.67median 1.02

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGOSBHIMKTA
Revenue $4.74B $3.73B $5.42B
Gross profit $1.42B $1.94B $1.33B
Operating income -$374.22M $314.21M $143.12M
Net income -$381.25M $192.27M $103.99M
Free cash flow $12.11M $241.21M $149.58M
EPS (diluted) $-3.82 $1.96 $4.44
Cash & equivalents $74.20M $173.10M –
Total debt $505.60M $807.57M $500.53M
Shares (diluted) 99.77M 97.91M 23.44M
Enterprise value $990.57M $1.00B $1.59B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGOSBHIMKTA
P/E -3.3x 8.6x 15.3x
P/FCF 102.9x 6.8x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 4.4x 6.4x
P/S 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
P/B 1.5x 1.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -7.0x 5.5x 7.9x
EV/EBIT -4.5x 7.2x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 138.5x 9.4x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 6.2x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.89 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGOSBHIMKTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 1.1% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -0.4% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 2.5% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 0.8% -1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -992.6% -4.8% 76.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.9% 3.0% -23.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,788% -0.9% 84.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -94.2% 5.6% -23.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,726% 4.5% 84.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -94.6% 9.6% -22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.0% 39.2% 48.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 15.3% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.5% 43.6% 1,714%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -53.4% 18.7% 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGOSBHIMKTA
Gross margin 30.0% 52.1% 24.5%
EBITDA margin -5.1% 11.1% 4.9%
Operating margin -7.9% 8.4% 2.6%
Pretax margin -8.5% 6.9% 2.5%
Net margin -8.0% 5.2% 1.9%
FCF margin 0.3% 6.5% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 9.9% 4.6%
Return on equity -47.0% 22.5% 6.2%
Return on assets -12.8% 6.7% 4.0%
Return on invested capital -27.1% 14.1% 5.0%
Return on capital employed -14.5% 13.6% 6.3%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.3x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.9x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGOSBHIMKTA
Debt / assets 16.9% 28.0% 19.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 1.5x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 41.8x 3.3x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 69.8% 36.0%
Equity / assets 27.3% 30.2% 64.0%
Interest coverage – – 7.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.4x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 1.55 2.93 4.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGOSBHIMKTA
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 5.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.5% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 8.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGOSBHIMKTA
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 13.9xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $2.13FY2026 $6.02FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -32.9%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.3% +2.8% +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.93BFY2026 $3.87BFY2026 $4.91BFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% -0.4% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGOSBHIMKTA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 97.6%
Institutions holding 243 248 236
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +13.4% -0.2%
Institutions buying 152 125 116
Institutions selling 65 83 70
Buyers to sellers 2.34 1.51 1.66

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GOSBHIMKTA
GO 1.00 0.23 0.33
SBH 0.23 1.00 0.26
IMKTA 0.33 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GO, SBH and IMKTA?

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) $1.25B, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) $1.64B, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) $1.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, GO, SBH and IMKTA?

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -3.3x, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 8.6x, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) is cheapest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 24.6x, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 8.2x, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) +5.1%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) +1.1%, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) has the highest net margin (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -8.0%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 5.2%, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) leads (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -27.1%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 14.1%, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ingles Markets (IMKTA) returned the most: Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -14.0%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) +12.9%, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) +16.2%. Over five years, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) compounded fastest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) -10.8%/yr, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) +2.7%/yr, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ingles Markets (IMKTA) 0.81%. Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) and Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) has been the steadiest (Grocery Outlet Holding (GO) 56.4%, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) 42.8%, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GO, SBH and IMKTA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.